Time-stamp.



G. E. PERRY,

TIME STAMP.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 28, 1908.

' Patented Apr. 22,1913.

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G.E.PERRY.

I TIME STAMP. APPLICATION FILED AUG. 28, 1908.

Patent ed Apr. 22, 1913.

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G.E.PERRY.

"IIME STAMP. APPLICATION FILED AUG. 28, 1908.

Patented Apr. 22, 1913 4 BEBETESHEET 3.

G. E. PERRY.

TIME STAMP.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 2B, 1908.

1,059,755. Patented Apr. 22, 1913.

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' TIME-STAMP.

Application filed August 28,-19Q8. Serial N0..450,670.

To all whom it mdy concern:

' Be lt'liIlO-WII that I, Gannon ELLIOT Penny, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Chicago, in the county of'Cook and State ofIllinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inTime-Stamps, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in time stamps, and has for itsgeneral object to produce a small, compact hand time stamp, which may,such small size as to be readily held by three fingers of the operator,leaving the thumb and fore-finger free for sorting of mail and the like.

Among the salient objects of my invention are to provlde a hand timestamp, 1n wh ch indicating means areprovided 1n the handle for showingat all times the relation of the movable stamping parts or timeindicators; to provide an arrangement wherein the movable stamping.derices are rotarily yielding I relative to" their positively movedclock or motorpart, insu-ehmanner that whilethey may readily be moved'out of proper relation to their clock parts they yetwill be instantly Ireturned to proper relation to such clock parts as soon as thedistributing-force is removed; to provide a generally improved mountingof the printing surfaces relative to their assocla-tedclock partswhereby they may move vertically; to provide an 1maroved mountin of thebalance Wheel of the l a clock, such that the jars of operation of thestamp may not break, disturb or unduly wear the balarme shaft orbearings; to provide improved means for winding the clock, and means forthe prevention or tampering with the clock s t-ting and regulatingmechanism.

Other and further objects of my invention will becomca'pparent to thoseskilled in the embodying my invention Fig.

art from the following description tftlQIl in conjunction with theaccompanying drawings, wherein; c

Figure 1 is anenlargedverticalsecti 1, taken on line, 1 -l of Fig. 3. ofa hand. st np i 2 isaplan view of the handleihereof; Fig. 3 is ahori-'zontal section on line 3.3 of Fig, 1; Fig. 4

is a similar section on, line 4-4c. of.Fig. 1; Flg. is a sectmn'onlme6-5 of" F 1g. 1;

' Fig. 6 is an elevationfvvith parts of the'cas ing broken awayp on line7-7 of Fig. 3; Fig. 8 1s a detailof the impression surface; Figs. 9 and1 0 are if desired, be made in Fig. .Tns a vertical section details ofthe upper and lower bearings for Specification or wa 22mm. Patented Apr.22, 1913.

the balance Wheel; 'F-ig. 11 is a section on line ll-11 of Fig. 1; Fig.12 is a section on line 12-12of Fig. 1; Fig. 13 is adetail of a lockingkey; and','Fig. 14 is a detail of part (if-the regulator movingmechanism.

' Referring to the drawings, 20 indicates in a general a casing whereof21 is a. base cup, provided with a suitable central aperture 22, for therotary printing parts, and an'aperture 23 for the date-type; said cupbeing provided with acover 24, suitably secured thereto,-and suitablycarrying, as on the depending posts 25, a 'clock movement, or horologicmotor, generally indicated at 26. The details of the clock'constructionare not necessary here to be described or shown fur- =th r than that 27and 28 are the upper and lower frames, 29 the spring barrel surroundinga winding stem 30, and 31 the minute arbor, extending through both the'top and bottom frames. As the balance wheel of such a clock movement,when used in a time stamp, is ordinarily subjected to--severc strain dueto jarring of the mechanism. in stamping, and tending to break the Wheeland its arbor, I. preferably provide a yielding mounting for the balancewheel, which I will now describe 32 indicates the balance wheel, and 33its arbor, havingsuitably connected thereto the customary spring 3%.

'lhe'upper jewel bezel 35, mounted in the frame member 27, and engagedin customary manner by the regulating ,arm 36, (the finger 37 of whichengages spring 34,) is preferably made hollow and provided with a tablejewel 38, below which is arranged a centrally bored centering jewel 39,spaced apart from the table jewel 38 as by a washer 40. The reduced,rounded end of thearbor 33 projects through the'apertured part 39 andnormally bears against the table-jewel 38. F or the lower bearing Iprovide a bezel 4 threaded into or otherwise...verticallypadjust'able onthe frame 28, said bezelbeing.

connterbored and axially perforated to re ceive a guiding stem 42carrying a,.table ewel 43, arranged w thin the counterbore,

and pressed upwardby a spring 44 'therebeheath, into contact with thewasher 45, seated npon'a shouldenof the bezel llpand acting to spaceapart from the .table jevv'ela perforated .centering @jewel 46,throughhwhich the reduced rounded lower end of garbor33 projects to bearcentrally on thelow [table jewel 43. It will observed that this mount- Iv annulusi 52 mounted on a sleeve 53. The

minute shaft 51 has connection for synchro- 'nous rotation with theminute arbor 31, of the .clock, but in a novel elastic manner whichlwill now describe. Fixed upon the arbor 31 is a sleeve 55, carrying atits upper end a pinion-56 for a purpose to be described, and at itslower end a heart-shaped cam 57, as illustrated in detail in Fig. 12,

each side (in plan) of the cam being a scroll, gradually increasing indistance from thediameter of the sleeve 55 so that the two sidelscrollsmeet at a point at their greatest a; distance from the sleeve.

The upper extremity of the shaft 51 fits ads-loosely. within the lowerend of sleeve 55 irons-9e rotary and vertical movement therein,' butbelow such connection there is fixed 1 to the shaft 51 a plate 58 havingin its upper surface a slot 59 in which is seated and secured a spring.60 of horse-shoe shape, the :Lfree extremity of which projects upward inthe form of a post or finger 61, as best ashown in Figs. 1 and 11 Thispost or- "finger 61 engages the cam 57 and when the 4 parts are innormal position rests in the.

gcrotchiof the heart-shaped cam where the side surfaces of the cam mostclosely approach the diameter of'the sleeve 55. It

will be obvious now that this spring connec-- 5 tion of the arbor 31and'shaft 51 will n0r-. Y mally cause their rotation togethenas thespring, bearing on the cam, resists yieldingly any tendency of the shaft51 to move xjrotarily. relative to the arbor 31. If force be applied forthe purpose the minute impression member 50 and shaft51 may be rotatedrelative to the arbor 31, the horse shoe spring yielding as its post 61"follows the contour ofthe cam, but the moment the' 5 disturbing 'forceis released, the spring action wedging the post 61 back along the cam,restores the parts 'to normal position, so that any effort to .falselyset'the minutev hand in any position not that imposed by the po- 0''sition of the minute arbor of the motor is frtistrated, butthrough-ameans which perthe minute impression member to yieldsoi'readily as not to impose a-ny undue strain foii' the-lockpa'rts'when an attempt at falsi 55 fication is made.

The hour impression ring 52 is driven from the arbor 31 through areduction gear and a yielding connection of general character similar tothat above described. Specifically 63 is a floating plate yieldinglymounted on posts' 25 connected with the clock frame, and presseddownward by springs 63*, said plate carrying a yoke 64 in which isarranged the vertical arbor 65, carrying at its upper .end a gear 66,which has connection with the pinion 56 on the sleeve 55, and at itslower extremity carrying a pinion 67 in mesh with a gear 68 loose on thesleeve 53 but carrying a spring 69 engaging a heart-shaped cam 69preferably integral with said sleeve 53 and operating through theyielding spring connection to normally maintain the hour printing ringin proper relation to its clock mechanism, substantially as abovedescribed. It willbe understood, of course, that the back gearingconnecting the hour printing ring with the minute arbor 31- may be a 24to 1 gear to correspond with the printing impression shown in Fig. 8.

The date printing monotype/ 70 may be mounted directly upon the'floatingplate 63 as, shown, and any suitable advertising impression may beprovided on surface 70, backed upby sponge rubber 7 0". It will beapparent that when pressure is applied to the stamp the surface 70 mayyield on its backing 70 and the impression members 50'52 mayyieldvertically, carrying upward the floating plate 63 and its connectedparts. 7

For setting the clock any convenient mechanism may be employed,preferably having a prime mover in the form of a rotatable partextendingradially into close proximity to the casing, and such construction isillustrated in Fig. 1, wherein 71 indicat'esa stud on which is slidablymounted-a pinionv 72 having a key receiving head 73 normally held by aspring 74 out of operative engagement with a crown gear 75, mounted onthe under side of the gear 66, the arrangement being such that when akey isinserted in the head 73 and the gear 72 is pushed backward intoengagement with the crown 75, the latter may be rotated to impartrotation to the interconnected hour and minute indicating means.Preferably the setting mechanism is arranged practically in line withthe regulating mechanism of the clock, and I preferably provide meanswhereby the regulation can be accom plished only by use of a male keyand both the regulating means and the set-ting means may be protectedagainst tampering by the provision of a locking part operable to permitaccess to be had to the regulating and setting mechanism only by the useof a proper lock-key. in. the specific construction shown 80 indicates'alock casing upon the exteriorof the cup 21, provided with a receivingaperture aperturein the cup 21 and with the aper tured head 73 of thesetting mechanism. An upper aperture 84 is also provided for theregulating key, alining with a key receiving socket 85 in a pinion 86mounted for rotation on the casing 21, and engaging a segmental crowngear 87, sliding between the cup 2-1 and the lock casing 80, which hasprojecting radially inward therefrom two fingers 88, extending through ahorizontal slot int-he casing to engage the regulator lever 36, so thatas the pinion 86 is'rotat'ed' it moves the rack 87 and therebyoscillates the regulator lever 36.

In the lock casing 80 is arranged a sliding lock plate 90 havingopenings 91 adapted to be engaged by projections of a key 92, so thatthe plate may be slidingly moved through the agency of the key, saidplate being provided with apertures 93 and at arranged for'register withthe apertures 81 and 84, for the [setting and regulating Wrenches ,orkeys, such plate being normally held by spring 95 in such position thatits apertures are out of register with; the openings in the casing, andso that its solid surface prevents the introduction of the setting.

and regulating wrenches or keys. To give access to the setting andregulating mechanism the lock-key 92 is inserted in a suitable key holein the lock, passing between the plate'90 and the Wall of cup 21,. thekey is then slightly turned to engage its projectionsin the apertures ofthe lock plate, and then when the key" is pushed home it slides the lockplate backward bringing the apertures in the lock plate into registerwith the corresponding apertures inthe lock casing, so giving access tothe setting and regulating mechanism.

- It will be understood, of course, that the particular form of lock maybe widelyv varied, and that the simple construction herein illustratedis for purposes of full disclosure only.

The handle of my improved stamp is prcferablyadapted to be grasped inthe heel of the hand and I prefer in connection to arrange thewindingmechanism on the handle and make provision for displaying in the end ofthe handle an indication of the time which the stamping parts register.In the specific. construction shown I provide in the cover 24 v I issecured a tubular-post 95 carrying the wooden handle proper 96, ivhichisat its bottom separated somewhat from thetop of the casing to allow forthe interposition therebetw'een of a knurled winding wheel 97 loose onthe tube 95, and providing an annular recess 98 in its under side. Thewinding wheel 97 carries an annular gear 100v a central opening in whichand meshing ith a pinion 102 carried by suitably semmgld thereto as uponstuds 101 a sleeve 103 hich extends down through the cap 24 and engagesthe winding stem 30 for the clock spring. Obviously byrotation of theknurled wheel 97 the clock may be wound. c

For indicating in the handle of the stamp the time registered by theprinting mechanism', I provide in the end of the handle a clockdial 105,with minute and hour hands I 106 and 107, interconnected through asuitable gearing 108, the minute arbor of which is driven in synchronismwith the minute arbor 31 of the clock by a suitable connection, hereinshown as comprising a'rod 109 extending centrally through the tube 95into'engagement with a clamp 110 clamped upon a minute arbor 31 of theclock. It will be apparent, therefore, that in order to determine theexact time which the device will stamp, or to set the clock, it is notnecessary to invert the stamp and read the time from the inverted ornegative impression surfaces.

While I have herein described in some detail a particular embodiment ofinvention, which I believe to'be new in many of its details, it will beapparent that the specific construction thereof might be varied in manyparticulars without'departure from ,the spirit and scope'of myinvention, and I do not desire'to be understood as limiting my inventionto the particular construction shown and described further than asspecified in the claims.

Having thus described I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patcut is;

1. In a time stamp, an impression member, a motor part therefor, andyielding connection my invention'what between said motor part and theimpression member. arranged to normally move and maintain the impressionmemberin predetermined rotary relation to. the motor part to permitunlimited rotary-displabement of the impression member with respect ,tothe motor part, and to automatically return the impression member to thepredetermined relation to the motor partfrom an abnormal position towhich the impression member may be forced.

2.. In a time stamp, a clock movement, an impression member, and aconnection betweensaid impression member and a clock part, normallymaintaining said parts in predetermined relation and yieldable to permitunlimited rotation of the impression member with-respect to the clockpart.

3. Ina time stamp, a clock movement, an impression member, and africtional connectionfor', rotation between a clock part anosaidimpression member, having constant tendency to maintain said partsin or restore them to predetermined rotary re lation.

4'. In a time stamp, a clock movement, an

impression member, means connecting said impression member and a clockpart for rotatlon in normal predetermined rotary relation, .comprising'acam and a yielding member frictionally engaging the cam:

5. In a time stamp,=a clock movement, comprising an actuating part, andan .impression member for rotation in consonance with therotationof-said part, and a. rotarily yielding connection between theactuating' part of the clock movement and the impression part,comprising a heart-shaped cam and a spring bearing on said cam.

, 6. In a hand time stamp, a clock movement, a casing for the. clockmovement, a tube projecting above thecasing, a handle and a windingmeans for the clock move ment concentrically positioned on the tube, atime indicating means on the'handl'e, and means for connecting the clockmovement and the indicatingmeans passing'.through said tube. I

7,111 a hand time stamp, a casing, im-

pression parts at the-base of the casing, a

horologic motor for driving said impres'sion parts, within the casing,and a structure projecting centrally from the top of the casingconstituting ahandle and a means for winding the motor.

8. In a hand time stamp, a casing, impression parts at the base of thecasing, a horologic motor for driving said impression parts, within thecasing, ahandle upon the top of the casing, and winding means for saidmotor comprising as a prime mover a wheel concentric'with .the handle ofthe stamp, the entire exposed arts of said handle and wheel. being at'di erent levels.

9. In a hand time stamp, a casing, im-f .pression parts at the base ofthe casing, a

' horologic motor for driving said impression parts, within the casing,a handle upon the top of the casing symmetrical with respect tothe-casing axis, and winding means for said. motor comprising as a primemover a wheel concentric with the handle of the stamp, and arrangedbetween the handle proper and the casing.

10. In a hand time stamp, a casing, inipression parts on the casing, ahorologic motor for driving said impression parts within the casing, apost projecting from the casing, a wheel rotatable about the post, ahand grasp part mounted on the post above the wheel, and windingconnections between the wheel and motor;

11. In a hand time stamp, a casing, impression parts thereon, ahorologic motor for driving said impression parts, a winding shaft forsaid motor, and winding means for said shaft, exterior to the casing,comprising a prime mover and gearing concealed within said prime mover.

12. In a time stamp, a casing, impression means below thecasing, a clockwithin the casing for moving said impression means, means for settingthe clock, means for regulating the clock arranged with respect toapertures in the casing to be operable from the exterior thereof, and akey controlled cover for said'apertures in the casing hav ing anaperture arranged to be brought into register with the casing aperture,

- 13. In a time stamp, a casing, impression means, a clock for drivingthe impression means, means for setting the clock arranged for accessthrough an aperture in the casing,

-a key-controlled slide covering said casing,

apertured and movable to bring a corresponding aperture into registerwith the caslng aperture.

14. In a time stamp, a casing, a clock movement within the casing, aplate below the clock movement within the casing, impression devices allsubstantially fixed in vertical relation to the plate, extending out ofthe casing, yielding guiding connections between the plate and clockmovement,.and vertically yielding connections between an impression partand a synchronously moving clock part. I

15. In a time stamp, a casing, a clock movement within the casingproviding a minute arbor, a vertically yielding plate .below said clockmovement, minute and hour impression means mounted on said plate,

and a reduction gearon said plate, connecting the minute arbor and thehour impres- S1011 means, there being a'ccnnection-between the minutearbor and minute impression means, and both connections of the minutearbor permitting'the impression means to move vertically withoutdisturbing such connections. I v

16. In a time stamp, a casing, a printing surface of resilient materialmounted thereon, a clock movement carried by the casing, a platevertically movable within the casing above and with respect to theresilient printing surface, chronological impression devices driven bythe clock movement carried by and vertically movable with said plate,and having a vertically yieldable connection with the clock movement.

17. In a time stamp, the combination of a horological motor, a carrierpart below the motor, yielding connections between the motor andcarrierto permit relative vertical movement therebetween, time-indicatingimpression means carried by said carrier, and a connectionbetween saidimpression means and a synchronously moving part of 'the motor arrangedto'permit relative vertical movement between said connected parts.

18. In a-time stamp, the combination of a horological motor, a carrierpart therebelow, yielding means between the motor and carrierto-permitrelative .vertical movement therebetwetm, separate hour andminute impres sion parts carried by "the carrier, appro priat-e gearingtherebetween including gears carried by the carrier, a connection forrotanection 19. In a time stamp, a casing; a horological motor herein, aplate guided'ly arranged in the ca g, springs interposed between saidplate and motor whereby said'plate and mo tor have a relative verticalyielding relation,

.a time impression. device carried by the plate, and a slip-jointconnection between said impression device and a part of the motor. p

20. In a time stamp, the combination of a casing, a horological.rnotontherein, a plate guidediy arranged Withinthe casing below themotor, spi'ings interposed between plate and motor, separate hour andminute impression parts carried by the plate, a con-- nection betweenone of said" impression parts and a synchronously moy motor" part, saidconnection arranged to yield vVet-- tically Withoutdisturbance of therotativeH relation, and means appropriately to gear the two impression.parts including a connected gear and pinion carried by 'said plate.=

In testimony whereof I h'ereunto set my hand in the presence 'of twowitnesses; p GEORGE ELLIOT PERRY. [L.s.] In the presence of 'GEO. T.MAY, Jr., MARY F. ALLEN.

